Department of Creative Writing
News & Accolades – November 2014:
Lavonne Adams’ article, “From the Shelf”, appears in November’s issue of Salt
Magazine.
Congratulations, Lavonne!
Philip Gerard’s essay, “The River Mother,” appears in Issue 69 of the Bellingham
Review.
Congratulations, Philip!
Michael White’s poem, “Woman Holding a Pearl Necklace,” was featured on
Poetry Daily, and can be read at http://poems.com/feature.php?date=16372.
Also, there will be a Kirkus review of his forthcoming memoir, Travels in Vermeer:
"White praises Vermeer for his sensitivity to "anatomies of intimate,
unguarded moments," a sensitivity that White himself brings to his luminous
readings of the paintings. An enchanting book about the transformative power of
art."
Congratulations, Mike!
BFA student Jacob Mohr's short story, "The Umbrella Man," is October’s featured
story in Aurora Wolf Magazine.
Congratulations, Jacob!
MFA student Christina Clark’s poem “Aunt L” has been accepted for publication
by Cactus Heart, to appear in December’s issue.
Congratulations, Christina!
MFA student Michelle Crouch's essay about her tattoo is featured in Pen & Ink:
Tattoos & the Stories Behind Them, edited by Isaac Fitzgerald and illustrated by
Wendy McNaughton. She also has a flash fiction piece, "Wolves Raised by Girls" in
Gigantic Sequins 5.2.
Congratulations, Michelle!
MFA student Veronica Lupinacci has a poem in issue 32 of Haiku Journal.
Congratulations, Veronica!
MFA student Katie O’Reilly has a piece about Southern activism and women’s
rights titled “Choice Rights, and Those Who Protest To Protect Them, Are Alive
and Well in The South” on Bustle.com.
Congratulations, Katie!
MFA student Kirby Snell had two poems—"Island Funeral" and "Geography
Lesson"—published in Crab Orchard Review's special "West Coast and Beyond"
September issue. Her poem "Pelecanus occidentalis" also currently appears on
Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment.
Congratulations, Kirby!
MFA student Jacqueline Winter Thomas will have a summer residency at the
Vermont Studio Center this July. Also, she will have two poems in the next edition
of Tinderbox Poetry Journal, her poem "(Mytho)Poetics" is forthcoming
in E●ratio's next online edition, and her long sequence poem, "Visual Field," will
appear in the December print issue of Barrelhouse.
Many congratulations, Jacqueline!
MFA student Jon Wallin’s poem “The Lone Nut Theory” is forthcoming in the
December 15th edition of the Bicycle Review.
Congratulations, Jon!
MFA student Emily Wilson’s poem, “Passport,” appears on Dialogist. She also
received a review by Michael Naghten Shanks, editor of The Bohemyth, for her
poem, "Postcard I almost send to an almost lover," which appeared in their
October issue:
"Emily's use of the word 'almost' in the title is an indication to the reader of the
somewhat tragic nature of this poem. The dark subject matter of certain sections of the
poem juxtaposed with jovial attempts to lighten the mood really bring out how the
narrator of the poem is feeling. The clever use of the Czech translation is a way to show
how tragic the 'almost' moments in all our lives can be."
Congratulations, Emily!
MFA alum Bill Carty (’07) has four poems in Big Big Wednesday’s second issue, as
well as five poems in the summer/fall issue of Poetry Northwest, where he has
joined the staff as Associate Editor/Book Reviews. (Anyone interested in writing
reviews can contact Bill at bc@poetrynw.org.)
Congratulations, Bill!
MFA alum Samantha Deal (’13) was named a finalist for this year’s Zone 3 Press
First Book Award for Poetry for her manuscript, [Taxonomies Something Opened].
Also, her poem “Taxonomy of an Automobile” was a finalist in the Rattle Poetry
Prize and will appear in their forthcoming issue.
Congratulations, Sam!
MFA alum Janie Elizabeth Miller’s piece, “Lonely Species,” appears in Issue 69 of
the Bellingham Review, sharing the nonfiction section with Philip Gerard!
Congratulations, Janie!
MFA alum Snežana Žabić (’05) has a piece, "Failing
Haibun," in the anthology Wreckage of Reason II: Back to
the Drawing Board. (See more of her publications at:
spuriousbastard.blogspot.com.) A teenage refugee of the
Yugoslav Wars, Snežana Žabić writes about her experiences
in the hybrid memoir Broken Records. She is the author of
the short story collection U jednom životu (In a Lifetime),
and co-author of the bilingual poetry collection Po(eat)ry/
Po(jest)zija. She edits Packingtown Review and teaches
creative writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The November issue of Wilmington’s Salt magazine features a wealth of Creative
Writing folks. Regular columnists include: faculty members Lavonne Adams, Clyde
Edgerton and a look at Thanksgiving by Virginia Holman, and MFA alums Anne
Barnhill (’01), Jason Frye (’05), Dana Sachs (’00), and Barbara Sullivan (’11).
A link to the digital magazine is here: http://www.saltmagazinenc.com.
Phil Furia hosts the daily segment ‘The Great American Songbook’ on WHQR 1:302:00pm, and during the Morning Edition on Fridays at 6:00am.
Philip Gerard is a regular commentator on WHQR—listen to his broadcast
segments every other Thursday at 7:35a, 8:50a, or 5:45p, or online in the WHQR
Thursday Commentaries at www.whqr.org/people/philip-gerard.
Philip Gerard is featured this month in Our State magazine with his next
installment of the series “The Civil War: Life in North Carolina.” This rich and
complex story will continue monthly through May 2015 and can be read at
ourstate.com/civil-war. Listen to an interview about the series here.
“The war magnified the best and the worst of the human spirit and bequeathed us
a legacy that, a century and a half later, we still ponder.”